Hornets Believe: Hornets Players Distribute Thanksgiving Meals

Posted by Niall Doherty November 24, 2009 at 11:47 Central

-- Jim Eichenhofer, Hornets.com

Due to the hectic nature of the basketball schedule, NBA players often celebrate Thanksgiving in a hotel on the road, or by preparing for the next game with a team practice. Last November, the Hornets actually played a game on Thanksgiving, a national TV contest at Denver.

This year, however, the league’s schedule-maker was much kinder to the Hornets, giving them three days off between Wednesday and Sunday games. For David West – one of five Hornets players who handed out Thanksgiving meals to families on the weekend of Nov. 20-21 – this Turkey Day marks the first time since he was a junior in high school that he was able to return home to North Carolina for the holiday.

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